Snow-plow.



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SNOW PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-12. 1916.

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MORTIMER B. GANUNG, OF FORESTVILLE, CONNECTICUT-.

SNOW-PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

Application filed October 12, 1916. Serial No. 125,236.

ally to improvements in snow plows and,

more particularly relates to a foldable snow plow especlally adapted for use on motor vehicles.

As the primary object, the invention con templates the provision'of a sfiow plow embodying novel means for adjustably connectingthe side members to each other and to also provide cooperating means whereby the plow may be readily attached to the front axle of a motor vehicle when the plow is in any of its adjusted positions.

It is an equally important object of the present invention to provide novel means for adjustably supporting the front end of the plow so that it may be moved forwardly in an efficient manner, novel means being also provided for adjustably connecting the said supporting means to the plow.

More particularly. the invention embraces the provision of an adjustably mounted shoe associated with the forward end of the plow.

Among the other aims and objects of the present invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character described with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts/are few, the construc tion simple, the cost of production low and the efiiciencyhigh.

Other objects aswell'as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my inventionwill be more readily apparent from the following description taken 1n connection wlth I the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims, forming a part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan thereof,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the invention,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the runner, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevational detail of the means for clamping the plow on the front axle of a vehicle.

Similar characters of reference are em ployed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanymg drawings, I provide a snow plow including side members 1 and 2 which may be and preferably are constructed of wood, the upper and lower edges of each of which are reinforced by means of protecting angle strips 3 and 4., while the front or adjacent edges are also reinforced by plates 5. Suitable means for movably connecting the adjacent or front ends of the members 1 and 2,-consist of hinges 6, the leaves of which are rigidly secured to the inner faces of the said members by means of suitable fastening de' vices 7. i

\Vith a view toward providing efficient .means whereby the members 1 and 2may be held in various adjustedpositions with respect to each other, I-have provided my improved connecting means which in the present instance consist of the adjustably connected angle sections 8 and 9. The adjacent ends of each of the sections 8 and 9 are provided with longitudinal slots 10. Suitable clamping means such as indicated by the numeral 11 is mounted in the slots to hold the sections in frictional engagement with each other, subsequent to adjusting them. The outer ends of the sectionsare connected in the upper arms 12 of brackets 13 which are arranged about the adjacent ends and connected to the members 1 and 2, preferably by means of-elongated bolts 11 which first pass through the lower arms 15 of the brackets 13 and thence pivotally engage the opposite ends of the sections 8 and 9, being finally engaged in the upper arms 12, whereupon nuts 16 are associated therewith to hold the parts in position. The sections 8 and 9 are also provided with a plurality of uniformly spaced openings 17. 1

In order to effectively support the plow adjacent the front end, I have provided a runner 18 which has a standard 19 connected thereto. A rod 20 has a block 21 adjustably mounted thereon and held in adjusted position by means of a set-screw 22. The re spective' ends of the rod are mounted in brackets 23 mounted in turn upon the upper edges of the members 1 and 2. Set-screws 24 serve as a meansfor removably holding the rod in a substantially stationary position subsequent to the adjustment of the runner is adapted to be arranged in close relation'with the adjacent front ends of the members 1. and 2 and prevented from having independent rotary movement.

For the purpose of providing eliicient means for adjustably connecting the plow to the front axle of a vehicle, such as a motorcar, I have provided my improved attaching means. which in the present instance tonsists of brackets :26 similar to the construction of the brackets 13, ears 27 of the said brackets-26 being arranged adjacent the upper and lower edges of the members 1 and 2. Bars 28 are pivotally connected to the arms of the brackets 26 by means of bolts 29 held in position by nuts 30. From this construction, it will be obviousthat both the brackets 26 and 13 are slidably adjustable on the side members 1 and for purposes which are also obvious. The bars-28 are also connected in certain of the-adjustable o 'ienings 17 in the sections 8 and 9 by means of elongated bolts 31 held in place by nuts 3-): which are received in the sections 8 and 9. Similar clamping means are now provided and consist of U-shaped bolts 33 and are arranged to straddle the front axle 3+. llates 35 are arranged to engage the threaded extremities, while the said plates are maintained in position by nuts 36 which also maintain the U-shaped bolts. Ears 38 extend from the intermediate portions of the bolts 33, while arms 39 are pivotally mounted between the cars by suitable fastening means indicated by the numeral 40. The outer ends of the arms 39 are arranged beneath the free ends of the bars 28 whereupon suitable fastening means are provided for holding these parts in rigid relation. These fastening means consist of elongated bolts 41 which are held in position by nuts 42.

The ope ation of this invention may be reviewed as follows:

Assuming that the device is in the position illustrated, in the drawings and it is desired to detach the same, it is only necessary to remove the nuts 36 to consequently disengage the clamping bolts 33. In adjusting the members 1 and 2 it is first necessary to disengage the bolts 31 and the nuts 32. Setscrews are now loosened and finally the clamping means 11 is released, whereupon the members 1 and 2 may-bemoved toward each other about the pivot and when the proper adjustment is obtained, the parts previously mentioned may again be fastened in the usual manner. Should it be desired to entirely collapse the plo\v,the clamping means 11 is released, as are the bolts 31 and the nuts The rod 20 is now removed to detach the runnerwhereupon the members 1 and 2 can be folded to lie in juxtaposed position.

It is believed from the foregoing description it will be appreciated that I have provided an efiicient snow plow that can be readily placed in substantially small compact form when not in use. It is believed that the advantages of the invention are readily apparent.

As many changes could be made in the 3@ above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or 35 shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic g; and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my inven- 5 tion, what I claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A snow plow comprising side members connected together at one of .their ends and extending at an angle relative to each other, ma means for maintaining the relative position of said members, a rod extending transversely of the plow and mounted on said side members. a block longitudinally adjustably mounted on said rod, a runner dis- 5 posed between said side members, means for holding the block in adjusted positions, a vertical rod extending from the runner and having a vertically adjustable connection with said block.

2. A snow plow including a pair of side members, means for pivotally connecting the members at their forward ends, adjustable connecting sections each having one of their ends adjustably connected to one of 5 the rear ends of the members, bars slidably connected to the members, means for adjustably connecting the bars to the connecting sections, and means for clamping the bars to the front axle of a vehicle.

3. A snow plow including side members, means for pivotally connecting the members at their forward extremities, sections con nected to the rear extremities of the members, means for adjustably connecting the sections to consequently hold the members in various adj nsted positions relative to each other, means for supporting the forward ends of the members, bars slidably connected to the members and capable of pivotal movement, means for connecting said bars to the sections, and clamping" means connected to the bars and adapted for engagement with the front end of a vehicle.

' 4. A snow plow comprising side members connected together at one of their ends and extending at an angle relative to each other, means for maintaining the relative position of said members, a rod extending transversely of the plow and mounted on said side members a block rotatably and lon tudinally adjustable on said rod, means or holding the block in adjusted-positions, a

runner disposed between said side members,

a vertical rod extending from the runner and mounted in the block for connecting the runner-thereto, said vertical-rod having a rotary and a Vertical adjustment relative MORTIMER B. GANUNG, Witnesses KATHERINE S. DONNELLY, ALICE E. BROWN. 

